European Patent Office

T 0756/08 (Olefin epoxidation/EVONIK) of 14.04.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T075608.20110414
Date of decision
14 April 2011
Case number
T 0756/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
02740416.9
IPC class
C07D 301/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process for the epoxidation of olefins
Applicant name
Evonik Degussa GmbH, et al
Opponent name
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
BASF SE
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Auxiliary request, filed at oral proceedings: admissible (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes), temperature profile not inevitable result of prior art process
Inventive step (no), obvious alternative, routine activity
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0001/03
Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The European patent No. 1373236 is revoked.